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General Profile of Bangladesh

Key facts about Bangladesh for prospective investors.

The Country
The people's Republic of Bangladesh
Geographical location
South Asia; between 20° 34´ and 26° 38´ north latitude and between 88° 01´ and 92° 41´ east longitude; consists of flat fertile alluvial land.
Boundaries
North - India (West Bengal, Meghalaya); West - India (West Bengal); East - India (Tripura & Assam) & Myanmar; South - Bay of Bengal.
Area
147,570 square km. (Territorial water - 12 nautical miles)
Capital City
Dhaka Metropolitan Area 1528 sq.km
Standard time
GMT + 6 hours.
Climate
Sub-tropical monsoon.
Rainfall
1194 mm to 3454 mm (average during monsoon, June–August)
Humidity
Highest 99 percent (July), Lowest 36 percent (December and January)
Population
152.51 Million (Population & Housing Census Report 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics)
Population Growth Rate
1.37 percent
Population Density
1015 Person per sq km
Total fertility rate
2.17 Children born/woman (2017 est.)
Life expectancy
73.4 years (2017 est.)
Birth Rate
18.8 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
Mortality rate
5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
Adult literacy rate
72.8 Percent (15 years +)
Language
95 percent Bangla and 5 percent other dialect. English is widely spoken.
Religion
Muslim (89.6%), Hindu (9.3%), Buddhist (0.60%), Christian (0.30%), & Animists and believers in tribal faiths (0.20%)
Food
Rice, Vegetables, pulses, fish and meat.
Mineral resources
Natural gas, limestone, hard rock, coal, Lignite, silica sand, white clay, radioactive Sand etc. (There is a strong possibility of oil deposit)
Human resources
A substantial manpower reserve, trained from 34 public government and technical Universities along with 56 Private Universities and 18 Electronic media
Skilled
Engineers, technicians, physicians, economists, Accountants, administrative and managerial personnel; an abundance of low cost, easily trained and adaptable, hardworking, intelligent and youthful labour force.

Climate

SeasonTemperature (maximum)Temperature (minimum)RainfallRelative humidity
Pre monsoon32.6°C22.4°C453 mm74%
Monsoon31.5°C25.5°C1,733 mm86%
Post monsoon30.5°C21.4°C210 mm80%
Winter26.5°C13.9°C44 mm73%
Annual30.4°C21.2°C203 mm78%

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics & www.bbs.gov.bd